Shadow Slave

Usually, it would have taken Kai a lot longer to fly across the city to reach the tranquil terrace district… not that he would have. But today, the famous idol neglected his habit of staying low and out of sight. It seemed that his speed increased tremendously, as well, because ten minutes later, he was already at Sunny's door.

Maybe because of that, there was no crowd of paparazzi following him.

As they waited for Cassie, Effie rummaged through the empty refrigerator, then walked away from it with a disappointed sigh.

"There's no food!"

Sunny, who was evaluating the damage the boisterous huntress had done to the guest bedroom, glanced at her darkly.

"We've been gone for months. What did you expect?"

Effie made a sad face, then shrugged.

"But I'm hungry!"

Sunny let out an exasperated breath.

"...I have some synthpaste, if you want."

She shuddered and opened her mouth to retort, but at that moment, there was a knock on the door. If not for the haughty shadow standing guard outside — reluctantly, of course, since mundane tasks such as this were grossly beneath it — Sunny would have tensed up.

However, he already knew that it was Cassie.

The blind girl walked inside, froze for a moment, then raised a deliciously smelling package.

"...I brought food."

quick glance at Kai

Someone has some

not stare at the archer for long,

his looks assumed an almost

but shake his head ruefully, a stunned expression on his face. He

wrong to put the word average in one sentence with someone like her. Jet possessed an intangible quality that no one he had ever met was able to match. The four of them were Masters too,

And Sunny himself?

had once predicted, but even he couldn't call himself unassuming anymore. The scrawny kid from the outskirts was gone. Instead, a young man with porcelain skin and striking black eyes

golden threads of Weaver's forbidden

four of them settled around the table and shared

the four seemed too joyous… well, except for Effie, who couldn't stop grinning and

free, however, just felt…

dealt to their souls cut. Now that the danger had passed and the members of

the Red Colosseum, the nightmares, the assault on the Ivory City… all of it was slowly

their share of demons to quell, no

while, Kai poured himself a cup of tea, looked

I don't remember much after being swallowed by

dropped her fork and stared at

what? You were swallowed by the

Kai smiled with embarrassment:

jumped into his mouth. Because I didn't

few times, but didn't say anything. She even forgot

down,

with the knives, I think. After you killed

a few